carrier pics

[Barry Read]

couple of interesting carrier pictures I thought I'd share

[Barry Read]

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[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally posted by Barry Read
couple of interesting carrier pictures I thought I'd share

Hi Barry - Ref: Image 1

Sicily or Italy?

Cheers

[Nigel Watson]

Barry nice photos. Is that a Vickers Light Tank in the shell hole?
Its a Bren Gun Carrier passing it.

Nigel

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Nigel
Is that a Vickers Light Tank in the shell hole?

I'd say it is a Belgian Vickers-Carden-Loyd T-13 tank destroyer


Source: http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/bel/Belgium.htm

[Stellan Bojerud (RIP)]

The first picture above with carriers coming ashore from LST 314 is from SALERNO BAY 9th Sept 1943.

The first carrier has number T 83025 (?).

Note sign 60 on front mudguard.

Stellan

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally posted by Hanno Spoelstra
I'd say it is a Belgian Vickers-Carden-Loyd T-13 tank destroyer

Hi Hanno;

The Belgian T-13 Light Tank - armed with a 47mm gun in a hooded mantlet, semi-turret - based on the Vickers Carden-Lloyd Type I or Type III light tractor - the superstructure was made up of armoured steel sheets - the Type I having the gun facing rearwards and the Type III having all round traverse (semi-turret). Built in Belgium by Fabrique Nationale under licence from Britain. Pictured is the T-13 Type III, with semi-turret.

Cheers

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally posted by Stellan Bojerud
The first picture above with carriers coming ashore from LST 314 is from SALERNO BAY 9th Sept 1943. The first carrier has number T 83025 (?). Note sign 60 on front mudguard.

Hi Stellan;

Did a bit of digging and came up with:

- these are carriers of the 6th Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment (the AoS serial '60'); 138th Infantry Brigade, 46th (British) Infantry Division, who began landing across Green Beach, in the British 'Uncle' Sector at 0700hrs on 9 Sep 43.

- the '2nd Brigade' (168th Inf Bde) of the British 56th (London) Infantry Division was not involved with the Salerno landings, it was left behind in Sicily, with the 201st Guards Brigade being attached to the 56th, in its place.

- the Arm of Service serial '60' (on green) denoting the Senior Infantry Battalion of the '2nd Brigade' of an Infantry Division at this time (Sep 43), identifies these carriers as belonging to the 6th Lincolns, who were the Senior Infantry Battalion, in the '2nd Inf Bde' (138th Inf Bde) of the 46th Inf Div., at this time.

Attached is another image of the same photo and a map of the 46th Inf Div landing area.

Cheers

[Stellan Bojerud (RIP)]

Fantastic Mark!

I am amazed by the knowledge extant amongst MLU-members.

I found the day and general location - you tracked it down to hour, unit and landing beach!

Thank you!

Stellan

[Barry Read]

Well done you guys, I cant belive what information you lot can come up with. It seemed to wake everybody up, I think I'll try a few more pictures.
Thanks guys

Barry

[Stellan Bojerud (RIP)]

Usually pictures show the front. For a change let´s look also at the back.